Peyton I. Diliberto

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

UVEST Financial Services Group, Inc. provides third party brokerage services. It offers investment and insurance programs to regional banks and credit unions. The company was founded on June 19, 1978 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.

Leavell Investment Management, Inc. (Leavell) is an independent registered investment adviser headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. The firm was founded by Thomas Leavell in 1979 as T. Leavell & Associates, Inc. Leavell provides customized investment management services to individuals, families, and businesses, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, endowments and foundations, and two registered no-load mutual funds.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Regions Bank provides consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Part of Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Kentucky), First Commercial Bank (U.S.A.) is a financial institution based in Alhambra, CA. The bank offers personal and commercial banking services, including loans, online banking, bill pay, and international services. The company prides itself on putting the customer first and providing excellent service. The bank emphasizes online security and privacy and advises customers not to submit confidential information via email. In 2012, Republic Bank & Trust Co. (Louisville, Kentucky) acquired First Commercial Bank (U.S.A. from Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Cortado Capital LLC (Cortado Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Nathaniel Harding, David Woods, and Mike Moradi in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Apollo Diversified Credit Fund is a closed-end interval fund. Its objective is to generate a return comprised of current income and capital appreciation focusing on current income with low volatility and low correlation to the broader market. The company was founded on April 5, 2016 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama provides health insurance products and related services. It offers healthcare plans for individuals, families, Medicare beneficiaries, and groups. The firm also provides long term care and federal employee program which includes individual, family, and group health plan and Medicare Beneficiary Plans. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Griffin Capital Credit Advisor LLC provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in El Segundo, CA. The CEO of the company is Kevin Alan Shields.

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, which is operated as an interval fund. It offers individual investors access to a portfolio of institutional real estate securities managed by top-ranked fund managers. The fund seeks to provide a comprehensive real estate holding designed to provide a combination of current income, capital preservation, long-term capital appreciation and enhanced portfolio diversification with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader equity and fixed income markets. The company was founded on May 25, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Apollo Realty Income Solutions, Inc. operates as real estate investment trust. It is sole general partner of ARIS Operating Partnership LP and ARIS Special Limited Partner LLC. The company was founded on September 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Brookline Investments, Inc. (Brookline) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1999 as Capital Strategies Group, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookline Financial Partners, Inc. Brookline provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other corporations and business entities.

Founders Investment Banking LLC provides financial and strategic advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisition, restructuring, divesture, recapitalization, debt and equity financing, negotiation assistance, valuation, fairness opinion, and due diligence advisory services. The company was founded by Duane P. Donner II in 2003 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Birmingham Business Alliance operates as economic development organization. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

International Business Innovation Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of services to members and non-members that facilitate the building of high-impact entrepreneurial ecosystems in every type of community or industry. It offers global community membership, training and education, industry news and resources, designations and accreditations. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Peak Substation Services LLC provides electric equipment and supplies. Its core business is to bundle and pre-engineer all of the required electrical and structural components, products, and materials for Utility distribution and transmission substations. The firm also provides the electrical material used for switching, fusing, lightning protection, metering, grounding, connecting, current carrying components, and overload protection. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Innovation Depot Inc (Innovation Depot) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Griffin Capital Corp. engages in investment activities. The company offers real estate, commercial and investing services. The company was founded by Kevin Alan Shields in 1995 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.